Eye disease rampant in the south – study

A large number of people living in Ayod County, Jonglei State, Southern Sudan, are suffering from severe trachoma and measures need to be taken to contain the disease, according to a recent study.

“At least one person with clinical signs of trachoma was found in nearly every household, and one in three households had a person with severe blinding trachoma,” said the findings of the study, The Burden of Trachoma in Ayod County of Southern Sudan.

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